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No. 421,626. Patented Feb. 18,1890.

WINE 555:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

ELMER W; SNOW AND J. FRANK SNOW, OF PAVVTUGKET, RHODE ISLAND.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 421,626, dated February18, 1890.

Application filed April 12, 1889. Serial No. 306,989. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, ELMER W. SNOW and J. FRANK SNOW, both of the cityof Pawtucket, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island,have jointly invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fans, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification. I

This invention has reference to an improvement in the class of fanscontained in a tubular holder, from which the same can be withdrawn andautomatically expanded; and it consists in the peculiar and novelconstruction of the holder and operative connection with the fan, (aswill be more fully set forth-hereinafter.

Figure 1 is a View of the improved fan, showing the relative positionsof the parts when the fan proper is drawn into the handle. Fig. 2 is asectional View showing the relative position of the parts when the fanproper is partly drawn out. Fig. 3 is a View showing the fan expanded.

In the drawings similar numbers of reference designate correspondingparts throughout.

Referring to the drawings, the number 4 indicates the circular fan,consisting of any suitable material folded into narrow folds. The end 5of this folded material is secured together by sewing or otherwise, andis placed into the tube (3. The cord 7 is secured to this end 5 andextends beyond the end of the tube 6. It is provided with the stop 8. Tothe outside folds 10 of the fabric, forming-when extended the circularfan 4, are secured the tapes 9, and the ends of the tapes 9 are securedto the cylindrical sleeve 11. The piece of tape 12, projecting from theupper end of the fan 4, is used to draw the fan from the tube 6.

The operation of the'fan to withdraw and extend the same for use is asfollows: Holding with one hand the sleeve 11 and pulling on 5 the tapeor string 12, the fan is drawn out of the tube 6 until the stop 8 comesinto contact with the end of the said tube. At this time the relativeposition of the parts is as shown in Fig. 2. The tube 6 is now drawnupward through the sleeve 11,.while the tapes 9, secured to the sleeve11, hold the edges 10 until the fan 4 assumes the circular form as shownin Fig. 3, when the sleeve 11 forms a convenient handle and the tube 6 arigid support extending to the center of the fan. The fan is drawn intothe tube 6 by pulling on the cord 7 until the whole assumes the relativepositions shown in Fig. 1.

By this construction a strong useful fan is produced, which can beconveniently disposed of and occupying less space thanv fans of equalarea, as heretofore constructed.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- The circular fan consisting of the foldedmaterial 4:, the outer edges provided with the tapes 9, secured to thesleeve 11, the openended sleeve 11., the tube 6, the cord 7, providedwith the stop 8, and the tape 12, constructed to draw the fan from theholder, and the holder above the sleeve-in opening the fan and theholder below the sleeve in closing the fan, as described.

ELMER XV. SNOW. J. FRANK SNOW. Witnesses:

M. F. BLIeH, J. A. MILLER, Jr.

